Excuse my ignorance because i am new to this and only learning from what I am reading online but I did not see any Dolls in the store catalogue or even information about them. Am I missing something or is there a reason that you do not sell them? Do you anticipate selling them or providing information on them in the near future?

Oh ok Great... thanks a bunch Ms CatI guess I will first have to figure out if this is the appropriate thing for my situation before I order---I will post my question in another forum to ask about what to use rather than this one. Thanks again

Dressing dolls is part of physically working with them, but not the necessary part. For instance, many prefer to hug and kiss the love babies or stab pins into the enemy babies, rather than anointing them with Hoyt's Cologne or a condition oil. I would suggest you work with the dolly daily until you start to see results.

How do we dress a doll baby. Can I just stuff it with my petition paper of what I want the person to think, add herbs, pictures and maybe a cotton piece with the required oils, add some satchet powders and then close it? I'm planning to get the unfixed doll from LM. and then just keep whispering to him what I want him to think & do?

Yes, what you suggest sounds fine. Sew it shut. You can also dress the doll baby's limbs, face, body parts with oils directly. You can paste or pin the target's face to the outside of the dollbaby too.

I have read on this forum about doll babies... I would like to know if you can design a doll baby using an article of clothing...I mistakenly washing a tie that belonged to a friend but I would like to use this to get inside his head. Is this possible? Also what is the difference between a doll baby and using a male candle, a skull candle etc... Any advise will be appreciated. Also please discuss your experience with either item. Thanks in advance.

You can do that, however I would do them as two seperate rituals and of course the correct herbs and oils for each job. I would wait for one to finish so you can put all your energy into that one ritual and then the next after the first one has finished.

I have done this type of work for myself and have several friends it has worked for also.

What do you mean by the baptizing ritual in reverse? What does this involve? In great detail! lol because I don't want to be afraid for people's lives.. Like what do you do to release someone without hurting them?

So something I was wondering (and didn't see other threads on) was disposal of the doll baby after you do the work. I'm asking because I am making one for uncrossing work. After I am finished, I really don't want it around and have to be responsible for it. (Do doll babies scorn neglect?)

Additionally, this is my partner that I am making the doll baby after, so one can see why I don't want to be careless about the disposal of ritual remains...any advice helps a lot.

Ok..I have had a decent degree of success with my candle magic work as well as the use of LM oils and sachets, also have used the Chinese wash.I now want to increase my understanding of hoodoo and try different tools available such as making doll babies etc

My first question is , can the doll baby represent me ?

I want to work on improving my own assertiveness and self confidence ,general career success, and also if possible my physical appearance and strength: I work in health care and am looking to get promoted , but the position will require supervision of staff etc and also more hands on work .It will also require more management stuff like making presentations, sitting in on committees etc,

Not sure of the material or the color of the cloth: I was thinking red for power and strength plus its a traditional hoodoo color, and the material to be cotton , simply because i like the breathable feel of the natural fabric.

What should be the nature of personal concerns i add to the doll and how can i empower it ? I want to be able to use it for many years and want to make it so that it stays relevant for a long period of time. Also when i name and baptize it, i do it in my name, right? Should I also put my own picture on its face portion?

I love doll babies! I have a doll baby of myself and she looks just like me. If you want more confidence and strength, put some master root and yarrow into the doll baby. I would go with 7 or 13 herbs. Make the doll look as much like you as possible. If you are a menstruating woman, use your period blood for the main personal concern with a strand of hair. If you are a man, your semen with a strand of hair.

Specify, please -- do you mean you want to reduce someone's appetite drastically for a beneficial purpose OR do you want to induce something like anorexia? I imagine something like that could be done, as stories in many cultures abound about people "wasting away" after being bewitched.

It is certainly an interesting idea -- and one that could be used for good or ill, I suppose. The contents of the dollbaby and the actions performed upon it would be based on your intent and whether you were working the dollbaby on yourself or another target.

I recall reading a description of a ritual that may or may not have been authentic wherein a wax doll was made of the target and melted over a period of time. Supposedly the victim "wasted away" and eventually died from the curse. As I said, I couldn't say how accurate or true this story was and I have no practical knowledge to pass on to you, but I am intrigued. Perhaps someone else will post something more concrete...

Michelle Hunter, a.k.a that Tricky CopperFoxI will lift mine eyes up to the mountains, from whence comes my strength...Psalm 121

I'd really prefer a doll baby to reduce my own appetite (but I might make one for a friend too!) but the inducing anorexia method sounds like something I'm interested in knowing too just for future reference.

I was thinking of making a doll of myself, but i don't know where to keep her? I know when you're doing enemy work you usually keep them in a box or in a dark place or you bury them somewhere like a grave...but i just want to make a doll of myself for strength and I have no idea where to keep the doll...? Does it matter if i make her like a little house inside a box with proper herbs and oils inside? but putting like a lid on top makes it seem like she's stuck in a dark little box and that seem depressive...lol does it matter at all???

Put her in a place that is symbolic for the things you wish to draw to you and that you find lovely. If you want to draw more love and sex your way make a little boudoir for her. If you want success then create a little environment for her that is symbolic of the type of success you want/need.

ok this is something I thought about recently... so I made a honey jar for myself... kinda like a universal honey jar but this is the marathon of spells... so I was thinking also about making a mini me... a doll just for me to work along side the jar... but I really dont know about making dolls or what to use... I know I wanna use purple fabric but what kind and what do i stuff it with?

I Imagine putting hairs.. semen and herbs inside is good but also shouldnt I use some kinda moss for the rest of the filler (something I remember reading I think) and once I get it filled and stitched together what do I go with it to make it me... like do I purify it in salt?

and then once its all done and ready (yea I know its dangerous if someone gets a hold of me that knows what they are doing but I will keep him real safe) what are some ideas I can do with it?

There are lots of uses for doll baby of yourself. I have one. Remember he is you, so what he feels you will feel. You can work him for love, money, success, health, whatever. I would make him look as much like you as you can. Are you purple? Do you wear a lot of purple?

You baptize him in your name. I did mine with Holy Water from the church I was baptized in. Others who are not Catholic, use whiskey.

What an interesting idea. Do you want to use your mini me for a specific purpose, such as breaking an undesirable habit or enhancing one of your favorable qualities? Ultimately, your intent will determine what curios, herbs and stuffing material you would want to use, as well as the sorts of ritual actions you could take upon it.

As for safeguarding your mini me, I don't know if a parallel idea exists in the hoodoo tradition, but in the folk magick tradition of the Appalachians, certain spells are deployed with a "rider." Sort of like an insurance clause -- for example, when empowering your dolly you would tell it that it exists only for your use and no others. I really don't know how effective this would be; however, if someone with ill will toward you were to obtain a premade doll baby stuffed with your personal concerns the repercussions could be unpleasant indeed. I have seen several posts by others on this forum telling of their own experiences with having doll baby tricks worked against them -- it doesn't sound nice a'tall. So if you do decide to make this doll baby, please do safeguard it well. On the other hand, I know of conjure workers who do routinely work with a doll baby made in their likeness with favorable results.

You know, you may want to look into making/having made a Master Hand (3 Johns Root Jack Ball) instead of the doll baby. You can read more about this on the LM website. It is considered to be a very powerful mojo and since it utilizes personal concerns of the intended user, you may find it meets your needs well, without exposing you to the possible dangers of a doll baby falling into the wrong hands. Risk-wise, I guess it really boils down to how likely you think it would be someone could/would attempt to obtain the doll baby for possible misuse. If like me, you seldom admit anyone other than loved ones into your home, I imagine the danger would be miniscule. If you do make the doll baby, once you are far enough into the work to feel comfortable discussing it, please update this post with your experiences/sucesses.

This is a wonderful place to learn from other rootworkers and I appreciate the time everyone takes to share their stories.

Good luck with your work!

Michelle

Michelle Hunter, a.k.a that Tricky CopperFoxI will lift mine eyes up to the mountains, from whence comes my strength...Psalm 121

haha no im not purple but I was thinking cause purple is the color (at least in the candles) for power and strength that it might be what I should use, umm one question how do I make him look like me? I know it sounds goofy ta ask but I mean if its a cloth doll how would I add features?

I dont think I have any issues with having someone stealing it tho... but im def gonna have to look into a mojo hand.... im still new so Im just going by what I find and try... I wanna use a lot of my rootwork on me first before I use it on someone else other than a little issue im working on now, but I wanna get my confidence up in the workings and know that what im doing works so my spells on others will be more powerful...

If your initial venture into rootwork is to enhance your own power and skill (& I think that is an excellent idea) I would definitely look into a mojo hand as opposed to the doll baby. You may also want to check out the King Solomon/High John spellkits; not only are they in line with your intentions but they include the needed materials and detailed instructions. (The High John spellkit includes a mojo hand plus the oil for annointing it and the goods for a candle ritual -- I am strongly considering getting this for my fella, as High John is the stuff for the menfolk!)

I had never used a pre-made spellkit before becoming a Lucky Mojo customer but I must say I am 100% sold. For one, the value is great -- every one that I have priced out the individual components you pretty much end up getting 1-2 items free. Not to mention they are expertly prepared and are truly handcrafted by real conjure practicioners. And while I certainly wouldn't turn up my nose at a discount, I said all this for free!

I think it is great that your inital forays into conjure are not motivated by some type of crisis -- so many people practice the equivalent of "first-aid" magick -- they wait until some dire emergency occurs and then try to slap a magickal band-aid on it. Another good undertaking for a beginning rootworker is to begin a routine of cleansing and protection. Many people report after beginning the most simple of cleansing regiments they find their overall well-being much improved; in addition; it prepares you for more involved spellwork in the future.

Michelle

Michelle Hunter, a.k.a that Tricky CopperFoxI will lift mine eyes up to the mountains, from whence comes my strength...Psalm 121

thanx... I wont lie I found hoodoo out of crisis but became more interested in rootwork and conjure than I did in fixing my crisis, like yea I really wanna fix what im working on but I also for the future wanna learn a lot about rootwork and found myself very interested and wish I had found out about it before...

but you are dead on my concentration right now is def in working on myself, and im def gonna look into the mojo hand and those spell kits, Since I became interested in rootwork I have been obsesed in a way about learning about it to help those around me, along with me, my family, friends, anyone really cause I see the power in it, part of rootwork is part of my belief structure before I found it but I dont wanna get into that... but its a great avenue to project my energy and help focus and gives more power to what i believe.

I brought a muslin doll from a crafts store. I took out some of the stuffing and put in what I needed to. I put my personal concerns in her with 13 herbs that do wonders for me. I put on grey/green/blue buttons for eyes, brown yarn in various colors for hair, and painted on her face with cloth markers. I put in a pretty blue satin dress and gave her earrings too. I find the more personal you make them, the better they are. I keep her safe.

If you have any artistic talent you can actually craft the dollie to look the way you want to look in the future, or in a position you want to be in life. If you want to be successful at work, you can dress him in a suit, give him a sharp-clean look, you can put a smile on the face to make him look happy, as you are crafting it try to capture the feeling and essence of how you would feel if you had the confidence you seek, the success you desire, the love you want, etc.

Could you use a doll to help you lose weight by just completely stuffing it full when you make it, but then gradually removing the stuffing over a period of time. Or would opening up a doll that you've already declared to be you not be a good idea?

So make the box someplace nice for her to be! Decorate it like you would like a room decorated. Most craft stores and even some dollar stores carry nice cardboard and wooden boxes that have windows cut into them. You could use one of those. I make little shrines out of them quite frequently and they turn out lovely.

I have been reading several posts about doll babies and had no idea until now what that meant. So I buy a doll that i find personally attractive and put my own stuffing in there? I have two mojo hands coming which i have to keep out of sight. I am predicing that this can be exhausting. So maybe I can keep them locked away at times while having my doll baby around in the open and nobody would suspect that it has deeper personal meaning. If they touch it, would I have to worry about it losing power in the manner of mojos?

You can buy a doll, but many people just make one from two pieces of cotton of an appropriate color cut into a human shape and then sewn together. Then that is stuffed with the herbs, etc, and decorated to look like the target somewhat. You could also make one of wax - that has a long history in European magic. You can make it from moss and twigs. There's really no one specific way to do it.

But some workers use cheap baby dolls that you can buy at dollar stores. It's up to you.

jujugiggles wrote:So make the box someplace nice for her to be! Decorate it like you would like a room decorated. Most craft stores and even some dollar stores carry nice cardboard and wooden boxes that have windows cut into them. You could use one of those. I make little shrines out of them quite frequently and they turn out lovely.

I have a question for anyone. How powerful are rootworkers when they do doll babies for people if they cannot do the work themselves. My question is when a doll baby is made for a specific target of a person my question is can the target person resist it or have there been stories that people fall under control just curious?

The short answer is, you do have personal concerns in the form of his unwashed shirt. The long answer is, do a form search as dolls and making and working them have come up a lot in the past and you can get a lot of good advise already.